Outwood Academy Acklam
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 3 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Unique reference
- 139823
- Address
- Hall Drive, Acklam, TS5 7JY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1149 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 32.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48%
- Persistent absence
- 26.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.9%
White British 50.5%
Pakistani 17.3%
Other 8.4%
Mixed 8.3%
Other White 4.9%
African 3.7%
Unclassified 2%
Other Asian 1.5%
Indian 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.61
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.47
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 34%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.2
Local authority average 40.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.34
Local authority average 3.41
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 114 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 60 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
Outwood Academy Acklam
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 233
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 204
- 3rd preference
- 227
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 139
- 2nd preference
- 63
- 3rd preference
- 26
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 264 147 117 |
| Year 8 | 237 117 120 |
| Year 9 | 234 114 120 |
| Year 10 | 204 107 97 |
| Year 11 | 210 110 100 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 79.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 56.0% 49.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 19.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 11.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 10.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |